Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

I do agree - it hit workers in other industries much severely than ours. We probably should try to help them. However, many of us have been in the software building business for many years. We know "the logistics" of the processes involved, and maybe we could somehow figure out a way to help our un

Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

Service industry employees are the ones feeling the impact the most right now, at least here in New York City. A huge number of those folks are simply out of work now and that’s not the kind of work where you tend to have a lot of savings to fall back on. > On Mar 18, 2020, at 7:08 PM, James Re

Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

I don't want to seem callous, but software development may be one of the industries best equipped to weather COVID-19, as developers can often work remotely. That's not to say we're unaffected of course; but other professions, such as retail, entertainment, tourism or any sector that requires peopl

Re: Online Clojure COVID-19 Hackathon

The hackathon dates are set: https://twitter.com/scicloj/status/1240400889925509122 On Wednesday, 18 March 2020 17:49:34 UTC+2, Daniel Slutsky wrote: > > Thank you Dave! > This helps so much. > > On Wednesday, 18 March 2020 08:42:05 UTC+2, Dave Liepmann wrote: >> >> I'm glad to see people coming t

COVID-19 related layoffs

I'm seeing more and more messages from people who lost their jobs due to the virus. Can we please collectively brainstorm some ideas of how can we help each other? The crisis is at its beginning stage. It would only get worse. Only together we can get through it. Maybe we can use Clojurists Tog

Re: Online Clojure COVID-19 Hackathon

Thank you Dave! This helps so much. On Wednesday, 18 March 2020 08:42:05 UTC+2, Dave Liepmann wrote: > > I'm glad to see people coming together to look at coronavirus data. > > As a non-epidemiologist who is also exploring covid19 data I found this > article >